I'm trying to start an organization called the International Association of Visually Impaired Technologists. We have a web site at http://www.iavit.org and we are already incorporated as a non-profit. We do not have tax exempt status from the IRS yet. That will probably not be coming through until the fall. We have a wiki set up and our webmaster is going to be configuring the security pretty soon and then we'll be trying to get people to write up documentation for techniques to use if you're blind. And we are trying to set up some teams to work with manufacturers to make their products more accessible. If you have any interest in that project let me know because not too much interest has been shown in that direction. We'd like to contact Cisco, VMWare, and some of the BIOS companies to see if we can get them to design in features to make it easier for blind technologists to use their products. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sean Murphy" <mhysnm1964@gmail.com> To: "Blind sysadmins list" <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 8:35 PM Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] I.t. Professionals
All.
I am seeking for people in any country who are I.T professionals or wish to join the ranks to get in contact with myself.
The goal here is to establish a network of people to identify common barriers and how we can help others to get into the I.t. industry or advance in their current career.
Such as barriers in certifications. Access to books. Employer programs to employ disable people. Development of resources outlining accessibility of products. Etc.
This is not focusing on the Blind but all disable people.
In the world wide networking industry, the large networking vendors/providers relise there is a shortage of people with talent in this area. If this is the case here, then where else in I.t.
So at this stage I am collecting resource material, contacts from other disability groups and names to bounce ideas off. To try and get more disable people employed.
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